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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “adhesion” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
adhesion124443(None) 
adhesions1343791adhesions
adhesional1472642adhesional
adhesive1543802adhesive
aphelion1375632aphelion
cohesion1347282cohesion
inhesion11116372inhesion
abrasion1046623abrasion
accession1345233accession
adaption1145643adaption
addition1096893addition
adhering1338883adhering
adhesives1643093adhesives
admission1243733admission
adnation9310783adnation
adoption1146083adoption
advection1545553advection
affusion1443933affusion
allusion846573allusion
anthelion1246383anthelion
anthemion1445403anthemion
aphelian1376963aphelian
aphelions1474823aphelions
aphesis12610513aphesi_s
ascension1144703ascension
aspersion1146163aspersion
aversion1147313aversion
avulsion1153863avulsion
cohesions1447093cohesions
design8408933_d_esign
inhesions12116123inhesions
lesion64715063__lesion
parhelion1444233parhelion

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162336.78321548.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.20224811.3
 
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